changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection
ex. The weather is forever fickle.
ex. War is like hard-drug abuse or a fickle lover, an apparently contradictory bolt of compulsion, agony and ecstasy that draws you back in the face of better judgment time and time again.
realpolitik |rāˈälˌpōliˌtēk| noun a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations. "But the most revealing section was the final one, entitled 'strategy.' It was not the work of an idealist. It was a tour de force of cold-eyed college recruiting realpolitik."
undulating - to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion.
"Paul D tied his shoes together, hung them over his shoulder and followed her through the door straight into a pool of red and undulating light that locked him where he stood" (pg. 10).
tumultuous (adj.): making a loud noise; uproarious; disorderly
Heart of Darkness: It seemed as though the mist itself had screamed, so suddenly, and apparently from all sides at once, did this tumultuous and mournful uproar arise.
Examples: tumultuous audience, crowd, or personal life
Axiom (n): a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
"As much as I tried to console all of you by reciting the very annoying and trite axioms of reassurance in the effort that somehow you could bypass the sting of disappointment, I realise now that failure is one of the most confusing of human emotions, for it both defeats and serves to motivate" (facebook).
An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
Out on Bluestone Road he thought he heard a conflagration of hasty voices--loud, urgent, all speaking at once so he could not make out what they were talking about or to whom.
fickle |ˈfikəl|
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changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection
ex. The weather is forever fickle.
ex. War is like hard-drug abuse or a fickle lover, an apparently contradictory bolt of compulsion, agony and ecstasy that draws you back in the face of better judgment time and time again.
inebriated (adjective) |iˈnēbrēˌāted| [ trans. ]
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"Because he was inebriated, he took a cab home."
realpolitik |rāˈälˌpōliˌtēk|
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a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations.
"But the most revealing section was the final one, entitled 'strategy.' It was not the work of an idealist. It was a tour de force of cold-eyed college recruiting realpolitik."
undulating - to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion.
ReplyDelete"Paul D tied his shoes together, hung them over his shoulder and followed her through the door straight into a pool of red and undulating light that locked him where he stood" (pg. 10).
sangfroid (n)- composure or coolness while in danger or under trying situations
ReplyDeleteFew men possessed the necessary sangfroid for this kind of operation, but Fache seemed born for it (Da Vinci Code)
tumultuous (adj.): making a loud noise; uproarious; disorderly
ReplyDeleteHeart of Darkness: It seemed as though the mist itself had screamed, so suddenly, and apparently from all sides at once, did this tumultuous and mournful uproar arise.
Examples: tumultuous audience, crowd, or personal life
Axiom (n): a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
ReplyDelete"As much as I tried to console all of you by reciting the very annoying and trite axioms of reassurance in the effort that somehow you could bypass the sting of disappointment, I realise now that failure is one of the most confusing of human emotions, for it both defeats and serves to motivate" (facebook).
Truckle (v): To submit or yield tamely.
ReplyDeleteex. Don't truckle to unreasonable demands.
Insouciance (noun) – casual lack of concern; indifference
ReplyDelete"He even followed developments in modern literature -- if only with a kind of pompous insouciance"
--Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
supercilious: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
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"He gave a supercilious glance down the road and answered, 'Nothing, sir, I can't see anything at all.'
Perfunctory- adj. performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial
ReplyDeleteAfter the game, the defeated team gave the winners a perfunctory handshake.
macabre-(adj.)- disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
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benefactor- noun
ReplyDelete-a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
When she could only guess, Denver followed her directions and went to say thank you anyway--whether she had the right benefactor or not.
conflagration - noun
ReplyDeleteAn extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
Out on Bluestone Road he thought he heard a conflagration of hasty voices--loud, urgent, all speaking at once so he could not make out what they were talking about or to whom.
ADJUNCT (noun) - a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.
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